Hiya! I want to mount the pitbull trs plate on my truck bed but the plastic liner that sits on top of the bed isn't a flat surface. Is there anyway I can just bolt the trs plate over the plastic liner, stick a bunch of washers to make it evenly leveled. Or would I have to get rid of the liner in general to make it work for the trs plate to be mounted https://photos.app.goo.gl/q9F4Ggpd884b9V3J9
I wouldn't want it over the plastic and done with washers but that's just me. You could cut out bed liner around Trs but your bed probably not flat either but would be less gap so you would have a minimum spacer height. If you did straight to bed I would make a spacer that ran length wise on bed and connect front bolts to back and give it that support under the Trs plate and probably only way I'd try it.
You could cut some plywood to go under the plastic to give you something to bolt the TRS too. Provided the plywood was cut tight enough to stay planted between the truck bed walls.
The nuts on the bottom of the TRS aren't going to sit flush with the truck bed though, would need to have a second plywood or something around the underside of the nuts and washers (and chop the bolts to an exact length) to provide clearance. I've been trying to figure this out casually for when I get a truck and if I want to keep dealing with a trailer while going solo.
Yeah I was told the liners trap moisture and can rust up underneath, gonna research and get spray on later. I think I'll just stick with baxley and tie downs for the time being
Seriously I'd just pull the plastic and run without anything until you get it sprayed. They don't do enough good to bother with them, the vibration has them wear through the paint as quick if not quicker than anything you'd carry back there. They're also just as slippery as the paint.
As another alternative, I use a rubber bed mat that is cut out for TRS plates. It is the same thickness as the buttons on the plate, allowing me to lay material over the plates without damage. Just an option.
Truck beds are pretty thin to begin with, even mounting in a trailer I ran at least two of the bolts through a cross member, and the remaining had a large backing plate installed to spread the weight out. Stacking washers is going to give you even more stress on that thin material and possibly flex and work harden it.
Since I'm getting my liner sprayed next week. I want to eventually mount the trs plate on in which I'll drill a hole and also mount a metal sheet underneath for alittle more support. When I finish drilling the holes on the bed is there anything I need to do before sticking the bolt in? I'm hearing that it can rust from exposed metals but there is a bolt filling the hole. Do I still need to do something in order to prevent rust or can I stick the bolt in and call it a day
You restrain things for the accident. I could tie a bike down with twine and it would be good for the normal stuff, but that's not the point.
